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Join Us for Our Grand Opening!
The Center for Native Futures (CfNF) will host its grand opening celebration and
exhibition on Saturday, September 16 from 4 to 7pm and Sunday, Sept 17, 2023 from noon to
4pm. Located in the Marquette Building, CfNF serves as Chicago’s only all-Native
artist-operated fine arts organization.
The inaugural “Native Futures” exhibition will feature more than a dozen established and
emerging Native artists from the Great Lakes region, including works by CfNF co-founders,
Noelle Garcia, Kelly Church, Jason Wesaw, Tom Jones, Holly Wilson, John Hitchcock, Camille
Billie, June Carpenter, Codak Smith, Le’Ana Asher, Dakota Mace, Ji Hae Yepa-Pappan,
Chelsea Big Horn, Lydia Cheshewalla, Hattie Lee, and TIES poets. Additionally, it will highlight
women-owned businesses, and present a special guest performance by Lakota hip-hop artist
Frank Waln.
Download our press release here!